Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!hellgate.utah.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!ux5.lbl.gov!bmk From: bmk@ux5.lbl.gov (Brian Kincaid) Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d Subject: Re: gcc for MS-DOS Message-ID: <8533@dog.ee.lbl.gov> Date: 12 Dec 90 18:19:31 GMT References: <2985@crdos1.crd.ge.COM> <9103@cognos.UUCP> <1990Dec7.120521.27553@nada.kth.se> <1990Dec11.175538.20174@sj.ate.slb.com> Sender: usenet@dog.ee.lbl.gov Reply-To: bmk@ux5.lbl.gov (Brian Kincaid) Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley Lines: 15 X-Local-Date: Wed, 12 Dec 90 10:19:32 PST I have had similar experiences with the dos extender (run386.exe) that comes with the gcc-dos package. Using the Phar-Lap dos extender (also called run386.exe), however, things work very well under QEMM. I think that's because QEMM supports VCPI and Phar-Lap uses VCPI. You get the Phar-Lap thing when you buy Phar-Lap or Microway C or F77. The package worked fine this way, but when I tried to compile the math library for with the 387 option (not the emulator mode), various compile time bugs showed up, and I decided to wait for the next version. Also, there are a few routine hacks necessary in the area of makefile options, directory names, etc, to make everything work, but hey, it's free. I am eagerly awaiting the next release of this great tool.